Show CANNIBAL IRL IS ADDED TO THE CREW OF R A UNITED A TES WAR SHIP Washington March 2 Commander Tilley th the naval governor of Tutuila under reports to the tho th navy department date of Auckland Feb Feo Fe 1 that as ne an act of humanity he has added a can cannibal cannibal to the crew of the United States steamer He gives an in interesting interesting narrative of how hou he came to give succor and shelter to the stranger i iI I I have the honor says Commander Tilley TUley to report leport that I have on board the for protection a Solomon island native nathe who was found in the of Tutuila where he had been a af f fugitive for more moIe than twelve years The man is a savage is very black and does not speak any an language which any anyone one on board the can understand Through an interpreter at Apia I learned from him that he was brought from the Solomon islands to work on the th German plantation in Upola a a long longtime time ipie ago he was vas badly treated and that he h with his hia two companions co ran r ranC n C away mid and got over to Tutuila on a raft r ft There T ere they ned lied to the woods and re remained remained remained as outcasts The two compan companions companIons companIons ions are dead The statement of the manager of the plantation is that these men ran away over twelve years ago and that he does not n t want this man manre re turned returned The loThe Sampan Samoan natives assert assort that this man has killed some of their but I hardly believe this although he may have done so when he lIe was hard pushed by them At any rate the Sa Samoans Samoans Samoans moans were trying to kill him and I took him on board ship to save sae his life His people are cannibals and he does not wish to return home for fear that after his long absence he has been for forgotten forgotten forgotten gotten and will be killed and eaten He Heis HeIs HeIs is very industrious and useful on onboard onboard onboard board ship s ip doing willingly all aU kinds of menial work I 1 have issued a 3 ration to him and recommend that he be be al allowed allowed allowed lowed to remain on board some vessel of the navy until he be can take care of himself |